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"mire 'rar" noY A. GRAMER AND Jns sn r. CRAMER, or KANSAS. cIr r, VIVIISSOUIRIZJ SAFE.

* Application filed. January 20, 1927. Serial- No..162,35 1.

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canbe inserted inthe safe but not removed,

Another object is to provide a safe with a combination lock having aremovable knob and dial,-so that the door can not be 1111-.

locked until said knob and dial are replaced. Other objects will hereinafter appear and in order that the invention may be fully un-f derstood, reference will now be had to the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of'the' safe'in anchored position.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged broken front eleva tion of the" safe tipped forwardly at its upper portion to more clearly show the door with its associate mechanism.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged broken sectional Viewv on line of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a side' elevation 'partlyinse'ction'of'xthe removable knob and dial.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary front elevation of the upper portion of the safewith the door opening uncovered.

Fig. 6 is a cross" section ofthe anchorage meanson line 6-6of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view looking in the direction of the arrow on, Fig. 3, at the money slot and the guard therefor.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail. view of a'plug 'for closingthemo'ney slot.

Fig. 9 is an irregular section on line 9+9 ofFig.8. J Fig. 10 is a fragmentary elevation of the upper portion of the safe showing a modified form of means for securing the plugwithin the money slot. 7 i

Fig. 11 is a cross section of the parts disclosed by Fig. 10.

In carrying out the invention we employ P a s'a fe'indicated generally by the reference I The pedestal 4 is prefer'ablyof tubular form.

' wardly through the pedestal 4 and has its character 2. Said safe. consists of a pedestal 4 and-a money compartment 6, which latter is fixedly mounted upon the former and is preferably of spherical form-as shown.

and reinforced by arod 7 having its inter mediate portion extending through an eye 8 I in lugs 10 formed integral with the bottomof the compartment 6-. The rod 7 extends clownposition. 11s provided at ts outer portion with a'hub) 24 ournaled in a complemental opening 111" terminals '12 bent outwardly and upwardly so that when the pedestal 4 is s'et in' concrete as shownby Fig. 1, the terminals'12 will aid in anchoring said pedestal in the concrete.

6O 7 The money compartment 6 has a circular door opening 14pr0v1ded with segmental lugs 16 anda pai'r'of keepers 18,

'which latter are spaced a slight distance apart as shown more clearly by Fig. .5, for

the passage of the lugs 22 when the'do'or is I opened or closed. j

Th'edoo'r 201s arranged to be turned ax iallyso that the'llugs22 may be carried against the rear surfaces of the lugs 18 for t the purpose of'securin'g' said door in closed With this end 1n view the door the enlarged upper portion of a hingeinember 26 which is"'operably connected by a pintle 28 to a hinge member 30 fixed to the front portion of the money "compartment 6.

"The hub 24 is heldinfthe hinge member 26'by the door, 20- and a plate 32, which lat cured to the hub 24 by suitable. means such as screws 34.

' In order to facilitate the turning movement of the door 20 the latter. is provided with a pair ofk'nobs 36 and the turning ter overlaps sai'd'hinge "memberand is se'-*-" movement islimited by a lug 38 projecting forwardly from said door 20 into a segmental recess 40 formedin the adjacent side of the hinge member 26 Fig. 2. The inner portion of the door 20 is provided with a combination lock 42 equipped vwith a bolt 44 adapted to enter the space betweenthe keepers 18 and prevent the door from beingturned to carry the lugs 22 from behind the lugsv 16.

The lock 42'is provided with a shaft 46 mental opening in'the'plate 82 and terminatmg in rectangular end 48 for the reception of a knob 50 whereby said shaft 46 may be rotatedfor the purpose of either projecting the bolt 44 between the keepers 18 or with drawing said bolt from between said keep-' 110 ers. The knob 50-has a recessed portion 52 conforming to'the shape of the terminal 48 over which it is adapted to fit, and said 1.

projecting. outwardly through a. comple knob 56 is provided with a dial 54 for co acting with an index mark 56 on the plate 32 when it is desired to find the combination for unlocking the door 20. a

58 designates a 'detent, Fig. 3, arranged within a recess in the door 20 and pressed outwardly by a spring 60 into a recess 62 in the hinge member 26 after the door has been turned to carry the lugs 22 from behind the lugs '16. Thus after the door has been opened it will be held iromturningv ac'cidently and carrying the lugs 22 out of position for passing between the lugs 16 when the door is again pushed into the opening 14L. When the door 20 is opened and swung down-' wardly, it contacts a rubber or other suitable stop 64 set in a recess in the forward portion of the compartment 6 for preventing the front of the door from striking said compartment and thereb becoming marred.

66-designatesan e ongated money slot arranged in the upper portion of the compartment 6, so that currency can be put in the latter without opening the door 20. The slot 66 is formed by the outer wall of the compart-.

ment 6 and'three inner walls 21 and 23. In order to prevent the money from being exe tracted from the compartment 6 by means of a wire or other. device inserted through the money slot -66,the lower portion of the latter is curved downwardly or arranged at an angle to its upper'portion, Fig. 3, and said lower portion is protected by a surrounding guard 68, the lowermargins of which are serrated as indicated at 70, Fig. 7, so that if a person should succeed in impaling a bill or a check upon the lower end of a wire said bill or check will-be caught-bythe guard 68' and thereby be prevented from being withdrawn throughsaid} slot '66.

72 designates a plug for closing the money slot '66 into which latter it is adapted to be inserted. Said plug 72 is provided with a lug 74 for engaging a shoulder 76: in the wall of the slot 66 for the purpose of limiting'the inward movement of the plug 72, which latter is also provided with a handle 78 whereby it may be readily withdrawn from said slot 66. Means for securing the plug 72 within the slot 66 is provided in the form of a catch 78 secured at one end to a spring 80 arranged within arecess 82, in the plugto which itis secured by suitable means such asascrew84.

The catch 7 8 projects through an opening 86 in the plug 72 and is adapted to enter an opening 88 extending through'the lower wall of the money slot 66. The latch 78 I reliably holds the plug 72 within the money slot'66 until released by a pin 90 mounted in a case 92 threaded or otherwise secured in the enlarged portion of the opening 88.

Normally the pin 90 is heldin inactive position by a spring 94 bearing against one end of the casing 92 and a'collar 96 fixedupon Said means consists 10fv a suitable key-con trolled lock 98 ..arranged above, the money;

slot 66 and .provided at its inner end with a rocker arm 100 pivotally connected toa pin 102 arranged in the openingi 88 By-- inserting the proper key within the lock 98 the rocker arm 100 can be actuated to cause the pin 102to push the catch ,7 out of. the

opening 88, vso that the plug 72 can be re- 7,

moved. While the safe may be used in various places it is well adapted for use ingasoline filling stations where it can be anchored. in

the concrete floor so that it cannot. be carried off by burglars. Also by keeping the door 2Q normally locked and the knob 50 in posses-'4 I sion of a collector who only periodically'visits the station for collecting the money,.it is apparent that the regular attendants cannot be forced to open the safe by burglars, as

wouldbe the case if the knob 50 and the dial 54 were permanent fixtures; As money is.-

taken in through the day, it is inserted into the compartment 6 through the money slot;

66 for safe keeping until such time asthe collector calls with the knob 50. When the "filling station is to be closed for the night H the attendant closes the money slot 66 with" the plug 72, so that burglar cannotpassa wire through said money slot .66 and attempt vtoextract money from the compartment 6. j

While we have -shown twoforms of the invention we reserve all rights to such other "forms and modifications asproperly fall within the spirit and scope ofthe invention as claimed.

Having thus described our invention, what I we claim and desire to secure by Letters- Patent, is

1. In a safe of the character described, a 1

compartment having a door opening and a.

money slot, a removable plug for closing said money slot, means for securing said plugin the money: slot, manually controlled means arranged wholly withinthe compartment'for releasing said securing means so that the plug can be removed, and a door for, closing the door opening. I g 1 2. In a safe of the character described, a compartment having a door opening and a money slot, a door for closing said; door opening, a plug for closing the moneyslot, a spring actuated catch for securing said plu 7 in the money slot, a pin for adjusting .sai

catch to inactive position so that the plug can be removed, and a case within the compartment secured to a Wall of the money slot and in which said pin is mounted.

3. In a safe having one compartment with an opening therein, a door for closing said opening, means for locking said door in closed position, walls within said compartment coacting with the wall of the latter in forming an elongated money slot, a removable plug adapted to extend into and close said slot, spring-controlled means car ried by said plug for securing the latter Within said money slot, a pin accessible only from the interior of the compartment and extending through a hole in a wall of the money slot for adjusting saidspring-controlled means to inactive position so the plug can be removed, and spring means for nor mally holding said pin in inactive position. In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

ROY A. CRAMER. J ESSE, F. CRAMER. 

